November 13: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (U.S.A.)

www.catholic-s...
Spotify: open.spotify.c...
Amazon books, audible, & kindle: www.amazon.com...
Indomitable and charismatic, she moved mountains for God
The hurricane of apostolic activity that was Mother Cabrini motored powerfully over the Atlantic Ocean, gathered force as it swept into the American heartland, and then rested there, perpetually oscillating, for almost three decades. A serene eye, though, hovered at the center of this low roar of activity. Mother Cabrini accomplished so much, so well, and so quickly, precisely because her soul rotated calmly around a fixed point, the immovable Christ. A peaceful focus on God in the morning rained down a storm of good works in the afternoon and evening.
Frances Cabrini was the tenth child born into a rural but well-to-do family in Northern Italy. Her uncle, a priest, had a deep influence on her, as did the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, whose school she attended as a teen. After graduation, she petitioned for entrance into the Daughters and, later, the Conossian Sisters. But Frances’ tiny frame had never quite conquered the frailty resulting....
Attributions
By Chris Light - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime... By Capricornis crispus - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime... By Andrew Balet] - self-made, attribution required, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikime... By Dario Crespi - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime... By Another Believer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime... By Pivari.com - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime... By Beyond My Ken - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime... By Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime...